My Top Middle Grade Fantasy Books of 2020 (in no particular order!)

The Strange Worlds Travel Agency #ldlapinski @hachettekids 12-year old flick is invited to join a magical secret society but she quickly realises or is not what it seems.

The Wizard in My Shed @simon_farnaby @misspowellposts @hachettekids #mglit 9+

A banished warlock from the Dark Ages meets Rose and her guinea pig Bubbles in the 21st century! What could possibly go wrong?

Frostheart 2 Escape from Aurora @jamielittlerillustration @puffinbooksuk
.The highly anticipated sequel to the fantastic #frostheart

The Beast and The Bethany #jackmeggittphillips illustrations #isabellefollath

#mglit 9+ @egmontbooksuk.

Channelling the devilishly entertaining spirit of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket, The Beast and the Bethany unfurls a gothic tale of child-gobbling monsters and an orphan who just refuses to be eaten.

Moonchild Voyage of the Lost and Found Aisha Busby illustrations #rachaeldean @egmontbooksuk #mglit
A stunning and heartfelt novel inspired by the timeless tale of the Arabian Nights.

The Orphans of St Halibuts @sophiewillsbooks illustrations @davidtazzyman @macmillankidsuk

Some rebellious orphans must outwit the school inspector while dealing with an angry goat!

FIreBoy @JMJosephWriter @hachettekids
3 kids + out of control super powers = A lot of laughs!

Theodora Hendrix and the Monstrous League of Monsters #jordankopy illustrations #ChrisJevons @walkerbooksuk

A group of monsters find a little girl and give her a loving home. But will she be able to stay?

Clock of Stars #francescagibbons @chris_riddell @harpercollinsch #followthemoth

Thrilling, sharply funny, and with characters you will fall in love with, A Clock of Stars is a timeless fantasy from an astonishing new voice.

Wizard of Once Never and Forever #neverandforever @cressidacowellauthor @hachettekids

The fourth and final book about Young boy wizard Car and young girl warrior Wish

Do Not Disturb The Dragons #michellerobinson illustrations #sharondavey @bloomsburypublishing

Two intrepid girls go from ladies-in-waiting to knights-in-action when they rip up the rule book and go searching for adventure!

Vipers Daughter #michellepaver #wolfbrother @_zephyrbooks

A boy, A wolf, The Legend lives on

Dragon Mountain @kwebberwanders @kevgtsang @simonkidsuk

.This epic fantasy will fly into children's heart and set their imagination on fire!

Wilde by @eloisejwilliams Firefly
A spookily good middle grade adventure of witches and curses from the children's laureate Wales set in a fictional mid-wales town

The Vanishing Trick #jennispangler @chrismouldink @simonkidsuk

step into a world of secrets folklore and illusions where nothing is what it seems

The Cutthroat Cafe by Nicki Thornton @chickenhousebooks

A young wizard and his talking cat must solve a mystery. For Harry Potter Fans

TigerHeart Penny Chrimes @hachettekids

The magical tale of a bold young chimney sweep and a remarkable tiger a dangerously hypnotic ruby and a mystical land found across an ocean and through a storm.